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a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)

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scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha

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General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ

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net for caught fish; net-like tassel of Buddhist prayer beads; easily

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pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

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detailed biography

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one-party regime; single-party regime

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Kinshi Park

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scolding

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blind (unscrupulous, indiscriminate) bombing

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investing of an official appointed by the Emperor

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Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)

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Iwao

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Asakusa Station

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fire for luring fish at night

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modest and beautiful; profound and elegant

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outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure

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fire-control system; FCS

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not yet arrived

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to be well-timed; to be timely; to be opportune

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longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)

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Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)

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hypoxia

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silver coin

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Leyte Island

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Imphal (India)

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to compare (e.g. in a competition)

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to beat out (a fire)

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to make all of uniform height

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case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

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next; the next

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hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

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Onshi Park

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unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)

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Shokugyoukunrenkou

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sound of a bell

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new Cabinet

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Imperial Japanese Army

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

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Tarata

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publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally

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to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint

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geyser

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atomic-bombed land; bomb site

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work hakama

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personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)

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an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

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Battle of Midway (June 1942)

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to show

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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